Oh crap.

... to whom no true nerd should ever fall prey.

Just sayin'.

He didn't say that Data was in Star Wars III. He said that Data was in Star Wars 3!

Of course. Since Star Wars is released in trilogies, and keeping in mind that the episode numbering uses Roman numerals, not Arabic, the obvious numbering scheme (ordered by release date, not in-universe date) is:

• Star Wars 1
  • Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
  • Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
  • Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
• Star Wars 2
  • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
  • Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
  • Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
• Star Wars 3
  • Star Wars Episode VII
  • Star Wars Episode VIII
  • Star Wars Episode IX

So, Data will make an appearance in Star Wars 3, probably episode VIII or IX, after Disney buys the Star Trek franchise. Why else would they hire JJ Abrams to direct Episode VII, but to secretly lay the groundwork for the unifying Wars/Trek movie?

That explains a lot.

Wikipedia disagrees with you: “In copper wire, the speed s generally ranges from .59c to .77c”

Citation, please? Given that USA experiences a mass killing once every 10 days (and a mass shooting once every 15 days), I find it difficult to believe that your statistic is current.

I used to believe that. However, I've recently worked for two fortune-100 companies, and one startup spun off from one of them. In each of these companies, leave is called "PTO" or "paid time off." The idea is that you have a single account for earned time off -- you use it whether you are sick or on vacation. In essence, you are required to use vacation days for *every* sick day.

You mean that A3, A4, A5 and A6 are all the same shape? That's so ...

... useful.

I really do love living in the USofA, but I friggin hate USian measuring systems.

I learned to drive in Illinois in 1979. I doubt 25% of the population then knew how to use non-ABS brakes.

Could you phrase that in the form of an automobile analogy?

Are you forgetting the VAX 11/780's console floppy drive? No VAX would have ever booted without it.

Best typo today.

It depends upon your definition of "PC". The Heathkit H-89 used an 8-inch floppy.

They appear to have ceased operation in February of this year.

'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.'

'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.'

'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master — that's all.'